Daily Spotlight: U.S. a Leader in Capital Raising

The piece highlights the U.S. as the dominant center for capital raising in 2025, with roughly $44 billion raised via IPOs on U.S. exchanges—well ahead of Hong Kong ($24 billion), India ($18 billion) and London ($2 billion). It attributes U.S. leadership to its democratic-capitalist framework, strong financial and banking systems, the U.S. dollar’s global role, and high regulatory transparency. Market impact: continued U.S. structural advantages should sustain deep liquidity and an active IPO pipeline, supporting demand for U.S. equity markets and likely attracting global listings and investor flows into U.S. equities and related instruments.